Our Chairs
Bianca Farthing
Luke Ramsden
Will Van Reyk
Panel Reports
The third session examined the practical realities of AI integration across schools, from pupil access and platform safety to the persistent challenge of equipping staff with confidence and capability. Panellists debated the limits of prohibition-based approaches, shared models for sustainable CPD, and drew a fundamental distinction between using AI for academic stretch and rigour versus workflow efficiency.
The second session explored how existing assessment models, built for a pre-AI landscape, are struggling to safeguard authenticity and equity in a rapidly changing context. Panellists highlighted tensions in current JCQ and exam board guidance, raised concerns over the reliability and ethics of detection software, and examined how NEA might evolve to prioritise process, reflection, and dialogue over product alone.
This inaugural session was designed as a diagnostic exercise to surface emerging practices, highlight key challenges, and begin to identify areas requiring further clarity, collaboration, or support. Discussions were characterised by cautious optimism, with a consistent emphasis on safeguarding, pedagogical coherence, and professional trust.
Our Members
Andrew Dax, Director of Digital Learning, Wellington College
Chris Loveday, Deputy Principal at City of Portsmouth College.
Christopher Bradford, Director of Science, City of London School
Faye Ellis, Digital Learning Coach & Innovation (AI) Project Leader, Halcyon London International School
Clare Jarmy, Director of Innovation, Haberdashers’ Elstree Schools
Ferdinand Doepel, Deputy Head Academic & Innovation, Wimbledon High School
Gary Henderson, Director of IT, Millfield School
Ian Silk, Headmaster, Bedford Prepatory Schoo.l
James Flanagan, Deputy Head Academic, Magdalen College School
Jenny Powlesland, Assistant Headteacher (Teaching & Learning), Leighton Park School
Jess Payne, Deputy Head (Teaching & Learning), St Helen’s School
Joe Arday, Computer Science Teacher & Advisory Board Member, Brentwood County High School, Chartered College of Teaching
Jessica Wren, Educational and Child Psychologist (Senior Practitioner for Secondary Schools & AI) Westminster City Council
Joanna Hughes, Group Director of Edtech, Berkhamsted Schools Group
John Doherty, Director of Digital Learning, Strategy & Innovation, Wycombe Abbey School
Lee Rowe-Elliott, Associate Assistant Headteacher: Digital Strategy & AI, The Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Luke Harris, Head of Computing and Digital Strategy, Bloxham School
Matt Jessop, Headteacher, Crosthwaite C.E. Primary School
Natasha Fenwick, Assistant Head (Futures & Innovation), Queen’s College London
Siobhan McClure, Director of Digital Strategy, Crosfields School
Robin Street, Director of Innovation, North London Collegiate School
Steve Birtles, Head of Digital Teaching & Learning, Eton College
Tom Wade, Assistant Head Digital Strategy & Learning) Haileybury College
Vanessa North-Panting, Head of Digital Innovation, Charterhouse School